medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Marjorie:
From Holweck: Biographical Dictionary of the Saints:
'Mitrius (Metrias), M. He was a Greek slave at Aix, a victim of the hatred
of his master, the Prefect Amandus, and of his fellow slaves, against
Christ. He was beheaded, 13 Nov., 304; he is said to have carried his own
head a distance of one mile. He is patron of vineyards. F. 13 Nov., Roman
Martyrology. At Aix (princ. patron) dp. 1 cl oct. Tr. rel. 24 Oct. dp.'
Cheers,
Martin
Dr Martin Howley, Humanities Librarian, Tel: (709) 737-8514
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Marjorie Greene wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> It's definitely "aire." It shows up in my dictionary as "area" or "space."
> I'm curious why you thought it wasn't a word in current French usage... I
> don't know the word "aître" and it's not in my (pocket) dictionary. What
> does it mean?
> The gutenberg.org translation of the novel calls Saint Mittre "a greatly
> honoured Provençal saint," but as I said, I can't find any evidence of such
> a saint anywhere, including French websites.
> Thanks,
> MG
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